Olympics 2016 : Japan and Sweden both exit Olympics
SALVADOR, Aug. 10, 2016 (AMP) — Rio 2016 : Japan defeated Sweden by a score of 1-0 (halftime: 0-0), in a Olympics group stage game on Wednesday night at the Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador.
Sweden made the Japaneses doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was settled in the second period with a saving goal by Yajima in the 65th minute.
Both teams are eliminated.Fixtures and Results : Group B
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Overview
Japan at the Olympics
- 10 participations in the qualifications (first in 1936)
- Statistics: Third Place (1968) Fourth Place (2012)
Sweden at the Olympics
- 1 title (1948)
- 10 participations in the qualifications (first in 1908)
- Statistics: Champions (1948) Third Place (1924, 1952) Fourth Place (1908)
Japan
1:0
Sweden
1:0 (0:0)
- 10 August 2016
- 19:00
- Salvador
Group B
| Team | Pts |
|---|---|
 Nigeria | 6 |
 Colombia | 5 |
| Japan | 4 |
| Sweden | 1 |